Jere
About Jere
In English, Jere could be an alternative spelling to Jerry, a short form of Jeremy, Jerald, Jeremiah and similar. In Croatian and Finnish, however, it is pronounced "YEH-reh" and is used as a diminutive and stand alone form of Jeronim (Croation for Jerome) and for Jeremias (the Finnish form of Jeremiah).
Jere Hribar who swum for Croatia during the 2024 Olympics is a notable bearer.
Pronounced JEHR-ee; YEH-reh.
As of October 2026, Jere ranked #13188 in US births in 2022 SSA, peaked at #498 in 1941.
Editor's take: The name Jere is a boy's name meaning "appointed by God; Yahwah will rise; sacred name".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Jere on lists
Famous Jeres
- Jere Locke Beasley
American attorney and former acting governor of Alabama
- Jere Allen
American painter
- Jerald Eugene "Jere" Burns II
American actor
- Jere Alan Gillis
American,Canadian ice hockey player
- Jere Uronen
Finnish footballer
- Jere Karalahti
Finnish ice hockey player
- Jere Lehtinen
Finnish ice hockey player